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An infectious disease specialist says there's no evidence that people with facial hair carry a higher risk of infection or transmission of the coronavirus, as long as they practice diligent hygiene.

In Karnataka, people under quarantine must take hourly selfies as proof of staying home. The government is also publishing addresses of the quarantined. Legal activists are raising privacy concerns.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be "impossible" to hold the already delayed Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 if the disease is not brought under control.

Anger at restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic spilled into the streets of Germany and the U.K. on Saturday.

To fight the coronavirus, social distancing guidelines are extended for 30 more days. New models predict how the virus may play out in the U.S. And in New York, more than 1,000 have died of COVID-19.

A new COVID-19 website and app will then offer recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do next.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by the largest amount since the 2008 financial crisis, but the emergency move failed to mollify investors worried about the coronavirus epidemic.

The study is based on some assumptions under different scenarios. It suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February.

The Brown Pelican is among Florida’s largest resident birds and is intimately associated with coastal waters where it regularly dives for fish from heights of up to about 60 feet. A Brown Pelican obviously has good vision and -- in spite of a sometimes awkward looking appearance – success in its dives for food. It doesn’t dive deep, but flies well above the water and then dives headfirst with its neck extended and wings held up and back to capture fish spotted near the surface. Once in the water with its bill open, its throat “net” expands as a result of its movements and associated water pressure, bending bones of the lower jaw to open its net and capture the targeted fish. When it stops forward motion, jaw bones return to their relaxed position and the upper bill “becomes a lid”, trapping the fish. Without the pressure created by the dive, water flows out between the upper and lower bill and the pelican swallows its catch. The big, clumsy-looking Brown Pelican is well equipped with tools of its trade.

It's one of the most aggressive moves yet by companies that are boosting pay to retain, attract and motivate employees.